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A.O. Scott: “Post-(Ed) Koch New York is duller than it used to be, which is probably both a disappointment and a relief.”

Mayor Bloomberg denied ever saying : “Look at the a#@ on her,” as reported by New York magazine. He also deemed questions about his history of making sexist remarks “an outrage.”

NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn defended Bloomberg’s reported criticism of her clothes and hair, saying she and the mayor enjoy “a healthy banter in the way only two tough outspoken New Yorkers can have.”

Andrew Rosenthal says Gov. Andrew Cuomo deserves praise for pushing gun control and weathering a hit to his approval rating as a result, suggesting Red State Democrats look to him for inspiration.

EJ McMahon: “Cuomo’s budget would, in fact, raise $325 million more next year, and $2.2 billion over the next four years, by extending a pair of almost new taxes – temporary measures, first enacted in 2009, that were supposed to expire by the end of the next fiscal year.”

The state Teacher’s Retirement System voted to hire an outside firm to review Cuomo’s proposal to let the pension system smooth out its costs over the next 25 years.